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with angle and lawful nets ; and at the same 

 time it will be equally clear, that the present 

 system of destroying fish by cart and waggon 

 loads, by means of drag and flew nets, is alto- 

 gether unlawful, and ought for the future to 

 be prevented. 



For my own part, as an angler, I sincerely 

 wish that a hint suggested to me a short time 

 since by a worthy and enlightened friend, and 

 a magistrate, (that of preventing fishing with 

 nets, or indeed any other mode than that of 

 rod and line) could be adopted : by which 

 means the River Thames would be full of fish, 

 and the inhabitants of the towns and villages 

 on the banks be essentially benefited by an 

 influx of company from different parts of the 

 country, who would visit them purposely to 

 enjoy the amusement on the first and most 

 beautiful river in the kingdom. 



